Hello Kitty may look just like a cat, but according to Sanrio itself, that assumption about the character could not be ...

HELLO KITTY STANDS on the balcony like Eva Perón ... stampeding up the steps under their icon’s blandly munificent gaze. The Tokyo-based character designer Hiroshi Yoshii, 62, knew he wanted ...

Don’t freak out when you try to board a flight to this southwestern Japanese prefecture and the destination on the ticket says “Hello Kitty” — you’re definitely on the right plane.